Faucet.



F. P. GILLBTT, DEGD.

E, c. GILLETT, ADMINISTRATMX.

FAUCET.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 24, 1909.

1,069,8'7 l Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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TNTTFB STATES PATENT FFTTJE.

FRANK P. GILLEJIT7 OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; EVA C. GILLETT ADMINISTRATRIXOF SAID FRANK P. GILLETT, DECEASED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

Application filed November 24, 1909. Serial No. 529,696.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, F RANK P. GILLETT, citizenof the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook andState cf Tllinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inFaucets, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification.

My invention relates to faucets, and has for its general objectimprovement in the construction of faucets whereby they may be veryreadily assembled and disassembled.

As the invention is preferably embodied, the working parts may beseparately assembled as a unit and thereafter united with the main partof the faucet casing, the casing being that part of the faucetstruct-ure from which the faucet nozzle projects and which houses theworking parts of the faucet structure.

I-will explain the working parts of my invention as it is preferablypracticed, by reference to the accompanying drawing in which- Figure 1is an elevation, partly in section, of a faucet constructed inaccordance with the invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view on line 22 of Fig. 1, and Figs. 3 and 4 are respectively elevation and sectionalelevation of the top of the faucet casing.

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference in allviews.

The faucet shown is of a common type as viewed from the exterior, therebeing indicated a casing 1 comprising upper and lower sections andhaving a vertical bore 2 and a discharge faucet mouth communicating withsaid vertical bore. The water rises within the lower portion of the bore2 the passage of which to the mouth 3 is normally prevented by a valve4, made of some suitable material, as some rubber composition. Thisvalve 4 is secured in position by a screw 5 that passes through thecenter of the valve into the plunger section 6 in screw threadedconnection with the main section 7 of the plunger. The portion 7 of theplunger is preferably reduced in diameter so that a spring 8 mayconveniently surround the same and may find lodgment upon the lowerplunger section 6. The upper end of the spring is positioned by a plate9 that is an integral part of the upper section of the faucet casing,said plate 9 constituting an abutment. The plate or abutment- 9 is facedby a packing 10 that prevents the water from rising into the upper partof the faucet casing, and this packing is held against the abutment. 9by a washer 11 that is directly engaged by the spring and held therebyagainst the packing.

The portion of the faucet casing that carries the abutment 9 ispreferably formed in a section that is separably secured to the balanceof the casing which carries the faucet mouth, by means of threads asindicated at 12. rIhe upper section of the casing has a cap piece 13screw threaded so as to be separably engaged with the upper section ofthe casing, which is correspondingly screw threaded. The upper part ofthe casing is provided with opposite slots 14 for the reception of ashaft 15 which is operated by a handle 16. The upper section of thecasing carries the shaft 15. Semicircular recesses 17 are provided inthe casing to act as part of the bearings for the shaft 15, the balanceof these bearings being afforded by complemental semi-circular recesses1S in a collar 19 that is slipped over the upper end of the casing. Thecap piece 13 holds the collar 19 in place. The upper end of the plungerterminates in an operating element Q0 that has a cam slot 21 in whichthe actuating element 22, provided upon the shaft 15, moves back andforth. The cam slot thus cooperates with the crank shaft 15 to effectthe unseating of the valve when the faucet handle is depressed, thespring 8 automatically seating the valve when the faucet handle isreleased.

rIhe faucet of my invention has many advantages which will be readilyappreciated by those skilled in the art. it is apparent that all of theoperating mechanism may be mechanically associated with the uppersection of the faucet casing independently of the lower, whereafter thetwo parts of said casing may be united. The working parts may also bereadily disassembled. Moreover the abutment 9 is of the simplest nature.

While I have herein shown and particularly described the preferredembodiment of my invention, I do not wish to be limited to the preciseconstruction shown, but

For example,

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent the following:

A faucet structure including a casing separately formed in two parts andthereafter assembled with one part above the other, the under part-ofthe casing having a fluid conveying channel and provided with a faucetmouth in communication with said channel for the discharge of liquidfrom the faucet, and a valve opening for permitting the flow of liquidinto said channel; a plunger valve whose stem travels in both casingsections, a spring within the channel of the under casing section forseating the plunger valve when valve opening influence is absent; anabutment carried at the bottoni of the upper section of the casing andprovided to enable the aforesaid spring to seat the valve; a cam shaftjournaled in the upper casing section and provided for operating theplunger valve in opposition to the aforesaid spring, the upper sectionof said casing having slots permitting the location of said cam shaft inposition and terminating in bearing recesses for said shaft, a collarprovided with bearing recesses coinplemental to the first mentionedbearing recesses, said cam shaft working within the kbearings affordedby the bearing recesses and a cap piece in engagement with the upper endof the upper casing section and also with said collar thereby to holdthe collar in position, said upper casing section, plunger valve,spring, collar, abutment., cam shaft and cap piece being assembled as aunit independently of the lower casing section thereby to promote thefacility with which the faucet parts may be assembled.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my naine this th day of OctoberA. D., 1909.

FRANK P. GILLETT.

lVitnesses Gr. L. CRAGG, GEO. C. DAvIsON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

